- Elevation
- 18 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- SNN Shannon Airport39 km
- NOC Ireland West Airport Knock95 km
About Lough Briskeen
Lough Briskeen is a lake. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Elevation: 18 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (39 km). Nearby sights include Garryland Wood and Lough Oona.
Climate of Lough Briskeen
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 127 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- November (127 mm)
- Driest month
- April (67 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 8° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 16° | 18° | 19° | 19° | 17° | 14° | 11° | 9° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 4° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 12° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 120 | 91 | 87 | 67 | 73 | 81 | 80 | 103 | 109 | 124 | 127 | 123 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Lough Briskeen
The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (SNN), 39 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 47 km to the south.
Airports
- Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 39 kmsouth
- Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 95 kmnorth
- Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 107 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Limerick Population: 102.3K 47 kmsouth
- Cork Population: 224K 132 kmsouth
- Dublin Population: 1M 178 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 259 kmnortheast
- Swansea Population: 300.4K 372 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Lough Briskeen
Within 100 km: 209 historic and cultural sites, 657 natural sites, 1,010 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km154 places
- Deer Island Island 20 kmNW
- Hare Island Island 25 kmNW
- Eddy Island Island 17 kmNW
- Scanlan’s Island Island 19 kmNW
25–60 km591 places
- Gorumna Island Island 59 kmNW
- Inisheer Island 44 kmW
- White Strand Beach 54 kmSW
- Bush Island Island 42 kmS
60–100 km1,131 places
- Inishlyre Island 99 kmNW
- White Strand Beach 91 kmNW
- Turbot Island Island 99 kmNW
- Scattery Island Island 66 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Garryland Wood Natural site, County Galway2.8 km N
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Lough Oona Lake, County Galway2.8 km SW
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Coole Lough Lake, County Galway3.9 km NE
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O’Donohoe’s Chair Mountain, County Clare4 km SW
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Coole Park Natural site, County Galway4.8 km NE
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Lough Aslaun Lake, County Galway5 km S
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Colman’s Lough Lake, County Galway5 km SE
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Lough Attyslany Lake, County Clare5.4 km SW
Sources & licences
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